Chair



July 22, 1941. MORGAN I 2,250,030

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ATTORNEYS.

July 22, 1941. E. B. MORGAN 2,250,030

CHAIR Filed Oct. 15, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 13 I l I l F:F:: l:'::' L I I 10 I A N w 1 INVENTOR. .wa, Irving B. M organ.

A TTORNEYS.

Patented July 22, 1941 to American Seating Company,

Grand Rapids,

I Micln, a corporation of New Jersey Application October 15, 1938, Serial No. 235,174

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to chairs, and

more particularly to chairs of the portable type such as are especially adapted for use in school rooms. The construction is in the nature of a modification of that shown in an application filed October 30, 1937, Serial No. 171,813, by Ralph K. Merrill and by him assigned to my assignee.

The primary objects of the invention are to provide a chair having a drawer beneath the chair seat for the reception of books or other articles; to provide such a chair sturdily constructed of a minimum of parts and consequently economical to manufacture; to provide such a chair whose drawer is conveniently accessible to an occupant of the chair; and, to provide a chair which is comfortable to its occupant and attractive in appearance.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a chair adapted for use in school rooms or the like;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevational View thereof showing the drawer therein partially Withdrawn;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof on line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof on line 44 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view on line 6-6 of Figure 5;

Figure '7 is an enlarged sectional View on line 'l-l of Figure 5;

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view on line 88 of Figure 5; and

Figure 9 is an enlarged section-a1 view on line 9-9 of Figure 1.

Referring then to these drawings in which like parts are designated by the same numerals in the several views, a chair especially adapted for use in school rooms comprises a rectangular base l and sub-base ll secured together by screws 12 as best shown in Figure A pair of horizontally spaced parallel and oppositely disposed side frames l3 each comprises an angle bar bent to form an upstanding rear post M, a horizontal connecting bottom portion l and an upstanding front post l6 of lesser height than the rear post id. The lateral flanges i! of these side frames extend inwardly each toward the other, and the portions of said flanges which project inwardly from the connecting bottom portions l5 are secured as by bolts l8 and nuts Hi to a horizontal top 28 of the sub-base I l. Back slats 2| are riveted or otherwise secured to, and between, the upper portions of the rear posts I 4.

A sheet metal bottom member 22 is secured to the sub-base H and the side frames I3 by the bolts I8 which pass through apertures 23 in the medial bottom portion 24 of the bottom member 22. The marginal sides of the bot-tom member 22 snugly fit the lateral flanges ll of the side frames l3, and the front and rear portions 25 and 26 respectively of the bottom member 22 extend upwardly a distance approximately equal to one third the height of the front posts l6 and have their upper marginal edges 21 flanged inwardly.

An upper cross-sectionally U-shaped sheet metal member 28 rests on the inwardly flanged upper edges 21 of the bottom member 22, and likewise snugly fits the lateral flanges ll of the side frames l3. Side channel bars 29 secured as by spot welding 30 to the side frames I3, have upper flanges 3| which engage the depressed medial shelf portion 32 of the upper U-shaped member 28 to thus maintain this upper member 28 in assembled position.

The upper front and rear marginal widths 33 and 34 respectively of the U-shaped member 28 are likewise flanged inwardly and a sheet metal seat 35 rests at its forward edge on the flanged front marginal width 33. The rearward edge of the seat 35 engages under the flanged rear marginal width 34 of the U-shaped member 28, and a bracket 36 secured as by spot welding 31 to the member 28, supports the rearward edge of the seat in contact with the flange 34.

Upper side rails 38 secured as by spot welding 39 to the front posts l6 and the rear posts I5 of the side frames l3, are provided with inwardly extending bottom flanges 40 for rigidity and inwardly extending top flanges 4| whose curvature conforms to that of the seat 35 and which support the seat 35 at its opposite side margins.

For further rigidity, the parts of chair structure may if desired be spot welded at other points than those already described and shown in the drawings. For instance, the marginal side edges of the bottom member 22 and the U-shaped member 28 may be spot welded to the lateral flanges I 1 of the side frames.

The depressed medial shelf portion 32 of the upper U-shaped member 28 and the sloping portions 43 of said shelf portion 32 form a channel in which is slid ably disposed a drawer 42. It will be seen that in the closed position of the drawer 7 46 is provided on the drawer front 44 for convenience in opening the drawer.

The space 41 beneath the drawer 42 is open at both sides of the chair and 'may be utilized for additional storage if so desired. 4

It will thus be seen that the chair herein shown and described is simple and rugged in construction and comprises but few parts which maybe economically fashioned as by stamping, and that the chair presents a comfortable and attractive appearance and includes convenient and readily accessible storage space therein.

While but one specific embodiment ofthe invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that certain details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention as the same is defined by the following claim.

Iclalm:

In a chair structure of the class described, a pair of horizontally spaced parallelly disposed side frames each comprising a bar bent to form upstanding front and rear posts and a connecting bottom portion, abottom member disposed between and secured to said side frames and having upstanding front and rear portions provided with inwardly extending flanges at the upper ends thereof, a cross-sectionally U-shaped member disposed between said side frames and having upstanding front and rear portions and a medial shelf portion seated on the inwardly extending flanges on said bottom member, a chair seat supported by the front and rear portions of said U-shaped member, and a drawer slidably disposed on the medial shelf portion of said U- shaped member.

1 ERVING B. MORGAN. 

